Over 200 U.S. troops campaigning to withdraw forces from Iraq

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http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=41029


WASHINGTON — More than 200 servicemembers have signed on to a campaign asking Congress to pull all U.S. forces out of Iraq, saying military efforts there “will not work.”

The request is scheduled to be delivered to Capitol Hill in January, after the new session of Congress begins. Organizers say they hope to collect nearly 2,000 more names of servicemembers who oppose the war by then.

“We’ve taken an oath and we have to follow orders, but many of us have reservations about those orders,” said Seaman Jonathan Hutto, one of the organizers of the effort. “While we are serving our country faithfully, we do feel this occupation needs to come to an end.”

Organizers are working with anti-war groups such as Iraq Veterans Against the War and Military Families Speak Out on the effort. The opposition group outlined its plans on Wednesday just minutes after President Bush held a news conference on progress in Iraq, saying that “the only way we lose in Iraq is if we leave before the job is done.”

The request — available online at www.appealforredress.org — asks for the “prompt withdrawal” of troops from Iraq.

[marmar]

1. Mutiny on the S.S. Bush....

The servicemembers can see clearly that the captain of this ship is a fuck-up.

[jarnocan]

2. gaining momentum -good! nt

[greeneyedboy]

3. time to "support the troops", Rummy.

[malaise]

4. Great news n/t

[Patchuli]

5. Now 'Support the Troops!' is really

meaning a whole lot more! Let's see how many 'patriotic morans' still do 'support' the troops? Or do?